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A versatile bi-metallic copper–cobalt catalyst for liquid phase hydrogenation of furfural to 2-methylfuran

Sanjay Srivastava, Girirajsinh C. Jadeja, Jigisha Parikh

RSC Advances · 2015 · 122 citations · 42 references

Concepts

Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisIndustrial ChemistryReaction EngineeringCatalyst DesignCatalyst SynthesisCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic Reaction EngineeringIndustrial Catalytic ProcessesMetal CatalysisCobalt CatalysisHydrogenationHydrogenation CatalysisHydrogenation ReactionsMetal CatalystsMetal-based CatalysisTransition Metal-catalyzed Synthesis

Abstract

This work presents the application of bi-metallic copper–cobalt catalysts towards one step hydrogenation of furfural to 2-methylfuran in liquid phase.

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